Web review

L’Osservatorio monitors the web and other information sources daily to provide in-depth news on the impact of contemporary armed conflicts on civilians.

GNA retakes key towns in Libya amidst coronavirus pandemic

Fighting continues as the COVID-19 pandemic grows

16 April 2020
Category: Libya - Web Review
Friday, 17 April 2020

Two US airstrikes kill two civilians in Somalia

The aftermath of an Al-Shabaab attack in Mogadishu

02 April 2020

The US is accused of killing two civilians in airstrikes conducted in February 2020
Category: Somalia - Web Review
Thursday, 16 April 2020

Migrants trapped in Libya as borders close due to COVID-19

People in the Niger desert rescued and put in quarantine

 

10 April 2020

Hundreds stuck in concerning conditions as virus spreads and welfare systems are strained
Category: Libya - Web Review
Thursday, 16 April 2020

Coronavirus Arrives in Burkina Faso

Security Personnel scan and offer hand sanitizer to worshippers attending a mosque in Burkina Faso

18 March 2020

Experts are concerned about the war-torn countries ability to handle the pandemic
Category: Burkina Faso - Web Review
Wednesday, 15 April 2020

Landmines and COVID-19 emergency: the danger has doubled.

Gaza school children attending interactive theater production featuring ERW Risk Education

4 April 2020

On the International Day for Mine Awareness, the commitment must grow due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Category: Palestine - Web Review
Tuesday, 14 April 2020

Cameroon: social divisions and violence

A protest for the rights of Anglophones

6 April 2020

Protest that ensued due to poor political and economic representation has escalated into a war
Category: Cameroon - Web Review
Tuesday, 14 April 2020

Nigeria and the insecurity crisis

A World Health Organization doctor giving vaccination to a child

16 March 2020

Nigeria is today engulfed in terrorist attacks, religious and ethnic tensions, social problems and governance issues
Category: Nigeria - Web Review
Tuesday, 14 April 2020

COVID-19 Confirmed in South Sudan

Crowded Refugee Camp in Maban County South Sudan

7 April 2020

South Sudan, which is recovering from 6 years of war, is now the 51st African country with a confirmed case of COVID-19
Category: South Sudan - Web Review
Friday, 10 April 2020

Mali: Ethnic violence and the tragedy of extremism

Koulikoro training centre trains Spanish Grupo Táctico Interarmas 3, explaining how to deploy the weapons.

30 March 2020
Category: Mali - Web Review
Wednesday, 08 April 2020

Ukrainians Trapped Between Conflict and Coronavirus

A government checkpoint located on the line of contact

2 April 2020

Dozens of Ukrainians are left without aid amid the COVID-19 crisis
Category: Ukraine - Web Review
Monday, 06 April 2020

Palestinian civilian dies due to Israeli inflicted gunshot wound

Palestinian protesters face Israeli militants in late January after President Trump’s peace proposal

2 April, 2020

Israeli military forces live fire demonstration, calling it a “violent riot”
Category: Palestine - Web Review
Saturday, 04 April 2020

Air Raids on Sanaa in Yemen

Internally displaced people are forced to make makeshift shelters with scrap wood and plastic tarps

1 April 2020

19 air raids were launched by a Saudi-UAE coalition
Category: Yemen - Web Review
Thursday, 02 April 2020
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